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HOME ECONOMICS Miss Molly McGhee. Director of the Home Economi“ Branch. OMAF expressed good wishes for a successful meeting. I see from your agenda that you are to discuss the WI. as |n organization. when two groups will decide whether the WI vision is as bright toâ€"day as it was yesterday, ThE .iinisiry quite often receives requests for the funding of tt-w women's groups from women living in mm] are“ w‘hne some, like the Women for the Survival in Agricul- m, have no intention of selling up more rural organiza- - uns. others like the Ontario Congress for Learning Opp”. mines for Women. are interested in forming a new group i better meet the needs of younger rural women‘ They feg| ml the WI in its present form does not meet their needs. It .tturbs me to learn this. and it worries me more when they II me that they tried to join the WI but were not made t-tcome. Jacquie Linde. the BC. Provincial President. rote about this same feeling in the April issue of the BCWI cws. Nancy Cook. the Director of Home Economics in :w Brunswick. also wrote along similar lines. At this time I would draw your attention to the fact that ere has been a significant drop in JWIO membership: .vn to 325 from 400. Yet I continue to receive calls from anger women lamenting the fact that there are no courses . them to attend in rural Ontario. The Manitoba W[ has tiblished study groups to meet the needs of younger men. who because of family and work commitments arc ible to participate in .lWl's or WIN. Perhaps you could serious consideration to the formation of such groups? We gave out 52.059 of our publications in an attempt to wide the public with sound. unbiased information We .e also increased our media contracts significantly in VII-3]; over l36‘a’ for written work. almOst 60'? for radio es; and one extra TV presentation. PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER Mrs. John Brown l'he Public Relations Officer continues to promote the WI rugh the press and media. By communication with the a PRO's she keeps them informed of the work and iecls of the organization. ilrs. Brown feels that the workshops were very helpful has sent out written information and program ideas to il PRO‘s. She is asking that special programs beheld on WW so the members may be more aware of the \iork i accomplishments of the WI around the world. \5 well as addressing meetings. the PRO attends the IQ Executive meetings Officers' Conference meeting l the WI Hall meeting. She was pleased to assist With the istration at the Lee Home on Southwestern Day and there i many friends, Despite the promotion of the Canadian Unity Poster 'mPetition. the response was poor. She “ishes to thank i we who participated and the winning pusiers have been w it on to FWIC. ONTARIO. AN AL BOARD MEETING WEEK OF- NOVEMBER 23, 1981 ‘BGND L CE HOTEL. TORONTO '5' FEDERATED WOMEN’S INSTITUTES or COMING EVENT The eighty-filth anniversary celebration honoring the found- ing ot the Women‘s Institute movement in Stoney Creek in 1897. Will be held on August 12. I932 at the Constellation Hotel. 900 Dixon Road. Toronto. The guest speaker will be the ACWW President. Mrs. Ziny Westebnanuller. Two members from each Branch will be able to attend. Further details regarding ticket. prices and time will be announced at a later datc. ROYAL WINTER FAIR Mrs. Barbara Saari After attending a very brief Board of Directors meeting and Annual Meeting. as well as a luncheon. a published booklet was distributed. Special highlights were brought to the attention of the audience. attendance was up at the Royal while many Fairs experienced decreases One possi- ble cause {or this was attributed to the close proximity to the U 3 border and the related gasoline price. Even \Hll’] this increase in visitors. the Royal was $26000 in the red. This hovtcier was offset by the lottery reicnue “illL'l’l caused an overall surplus of cash The guests of Canada Booth recorded 5.500 International "Visitors from 60 different countries The Prince Philip Cup Games. a new facet of the Horse Shoo was met with such enthusiasm that it will become a permanent part of the Roy Ltl Horse Show. The Field ('rop Competition again emphamzed the global aspect of the Fair \iitl‘i prizes going to many countries around the mold. All potato producing provinces combined their cllorls to come up With an excellent display This portable display \till tratel around and become a display at other ments Youth actiyities “CFC \tell attended and the Royal er tended special thanks to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food for their support of the 47H programs The final highlight of the Royal “as the presentation of the Mayor Fair of the Year Award to the Royal by the Canadian Association of Eshibitions at their annual meeting in Kitchener This is a wry great honor for the Royal to have accepted ln summary. the quality of excellence is what the Royal IS all about and only through the maintenance ofex‘cellencc can ll be expected to remain u giant in its field. The people of the Royal. staff. members. exhibitors and competitors have brought the Roy al to its present status and will con- tinue to keep it one of the world's greatest Fairs. CERTIFICATE OF MERIT A Certificate of Merit may be granted by a Branch to a member in recognition of her contribution to the organization. providing she is an active member in good standing. The Certificate of Merit must be approved by the Branch Board of Directors. Application forms for the Certificate of Merit shall be forwarded on request by the Office of the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario. Upon receipt of a properly completed application form and the sum ot'SlODO. the Office oi the Feder- ated Women's Institutes of Ontario shall forward a Certificate of Merit for the member.